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A34639
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The confinement a poem, with annotations.
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Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
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1679
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Wing C6385; ESTC R3156
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exist_v after_o this_o life_n if_o lull_v in_o listless_a sleep_n they_o senseless_a lie_n wrap_v in_o eternal_a mist_n bind_v up_o in_o foggy_a cloud_n that_o ever_o weep_v benumb_a tear_n and_o the_o soul_n centre_n steep_a with_o dead_v liquor_n that_o she_o never_o mind_n or_o feel_v aught_o thus_o drench_v in_o lethe_n deep_a nor_o miss_v she_o herself_o nor_o seek_v nor_o find_v herself_o this_o mirksome_a state_n all_o the_o sâ—uls_n action_n bind_v stanza_n iii_o latter_a end_n that_o betwixt_o this_o sleepy_a state_n small_a difference_n you_o will_v find_v and_o that_o man_n call_v mortality_n plain_a death_n be_v as_o good_a as_o such_o a_o psycopannychiâ—_n there_o be_v another_o opinion_n too_o of_o the_o sleep_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v out_o of_o that_o dream_n of_o the_o stoic_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereof_o to_o wit_n that_o when_o at_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o world_n the_o force_n of_o that_o fatal_a conflagration_n have_v weary_v the_o afflict_a ghost_n as_o well_o of_o evil_a daemon_n as_o wicked_a man_n into_o a_o utter_a recess_n from_o all_o matter_n and_o thereby_o into_o a_o profound_a sleep_n that_o after_o a_o long_a series_n of_o year_n when_o not_o only_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v utter_o â—lacked_v but_o the_o vast_a atmosphere_n of_o smoke_n and_o vapour_n which_o be_v sâ—nt_v up_o during_o the_o time_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—arths_n conflagration_n have_v return_v back_o in_o copious_a shower_n of_o rain_n that_o nature_n recover_v thus_o to_o her_o advantage_n and_o become_v youthful_a again_o and_o full_a of_o genital_a salt_n and_o moisture_n the_o soul_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n shall_v in_o due_a order_n awaken_v and_o revive_v in_o the_o cool_a rorid_a air_n which_o expergefaction_n into_o life_n be_v accompany_v say_v they_o with_o propension_n answerable_a to_o the_o resolution_n they_o make_v with_o themselves_o in_o those_o fiery_a torment_n and_o with_o which_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o long_a sleep_n page_n 19_o line_n 1._o their_o soul_n in_o the_o terrestrial_a hyle_n sink_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o platonist_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o congery_n of_o corporeity_n the_o faeces_fw-la and_o dregs_o of_o matter_n with_o which_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o clog_v and_o burden_v that_o she_o be_v overwhelm_v in_o sensuality_n and_o can_v operate_v as_o she_o ought_v she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v plunge_v into_o plotinus_n define_v this_o hyle_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o essence_n of_o evil_n and_o the_o first_o or_o original_a evil_n and_o have_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o that_o perplex_v question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v the_o first_o origin_n of_o evil_a in_o the_o world_n he_o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o world_n be_v mix_v of_o intellect_n and_o necessity_n and_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o come_v from_o god_n be_v good_a but_o the_o evil_a be_v from_o that_o antique_a nature_n which_o be_v call_v hyle_n plotinus_n ennead_n 1._o lib._n 8_o cap._n 7._o but_o near_a that_o to_o hyle_n thing_n do_v dive_v they_o be_v more_o pen_v and_o find_v much_o lesser_a room_n thus_o sensual_a soul_n do_v find_v their_o righteous_a doom_n which_o nemesis_n inflict_v when_o they_o descend_v from_o heavenly_a thought_n that_o from_o above_o do_v come_v to_o low_a life_n which_o wrath_n and_o grief_n attend_v and_o scorch_a lust_n that_o do_v high_a honour_n blend_v see_v dr._n moor_n poem_n neither_o do_v this_o account_n of_o the_o origin_n of_o evil_n as_o be_v object_v by_o some_o make_v matter_n to_o be_v essential_o evil_a nor_o the_o existence_n of_o evil_n natural_a and_o necessary_a for_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o careless_a and_o negligent_a as_o to_o yield_v and_o stoop_v to_o its_o sluggish_a inclination_n it_o become_v the_o voluntary_a cause_n of_o its_o own_o evil_a page_n 22._o line_n 1._o what_o hard_a fate_n can_v ever_o accrue_v then_o this_o banish_v to_o live_v in_o their_o metropolis_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o and_o debar_v the_o freedom_n of_o conversation_n with_o relation_n friend_n and_o acquaintance_n though_o inhabit_v in_o the_o same_o street_n or_o adjacent_a one_o to_o be_v restrain_v from_o all_o the_o profit_n delight_n and_o advantage_n that_o accrue_v to_o those_o who_o be_v member_n of_o a_o corporeity_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o banishment_n where_o the_o want_n of_o those_o benefit_n be_v the_o better_o bear_v because_o not_o expect_v page_n 22._o line_n 5._o their_o chariot_n through_o their_o portal_n hurry_v on_o their_o coach_n hurry_v through_o the_o note_a gate_n of_o the_o city_n which_o general_o be_v strong_a be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o well_o for_o the_o custody_n of_o prisoner_n as_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o city_n page_n 22._o line_n 11._o thus_o amid_o pleasure_n tantalise_v they_o dwell_v and_o in_o their_o proper_a heaven_n find_v a_o hell_n amid_o a_o populous_a city_n that_o abound_v in_o all_o variety_n of_o delight_n and_o which_o may_v have_v be_v a_o proper_a sphere_n of_o pleasure_n to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o their_o neighbour_n but_o for_o some_o unhappy_a turn_n of_o fortune_n which_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o this_o state_n page_n 22._o line_n 13._o know_a pinnacle_n and_o tower_n still_o appear_v either_o from_o their_o window_n or_o battlement_n if_o their_o prison_n be_v build_v so_o high_a as_o most_o of_o the_o gate_n be_v page_n 24._o line_n 1._o no_o sun_n appear_v for_o persian_a to_o implore_v the_o persian_n adore_v apollo_n or_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o lion_n crown_v with_o a_o diadem_n hold_v the_o horn_n of_o a_o ox_n in_o his_o paw_n they_o call_v he_o mithra_n and_o actual_o worship_v he_o at_o his_o rise_n preserve_v a_o sacred_a fire_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o in_o their_o temple_n page_n 24._o line_n 3._o nor_o can_v the_o ephesian_n to_o the_o silver_n moon_n though_o several_a nation_n do_v adore_v diana_n or_o the_o moon_n yâ—t_v the_o most_o note_a place_n where_o she_o be_v worship_v be_v ephesus_n where_o she_o have_v a_o temple_n erect_v as_o some_o think_v by_o the_o amazon_n a_o work_n of_o so_o stupendous_a a_o grandeur_n that_o there_o be_v spend_v above_o two_o hundred_o year_n in_o finish_v of_o it_o all_o asia_n contribute_v to_o this_o inestimable_a expense_n it_o be_v environ_v with_o a_o twofold_a range_n of_o column_n in_o form_n of_o a_o double_a portico_n it_o be_v in_o length_n 420_o foot_n upon_o 200_o pillar_n all_o of_o marble_n 70_o foot_n in_o height_n when_o it_o be_v burn_v by_o erostratus_n who_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v render_v famous_a have_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o get_v renown_n but_o by_o this_o wicked_a deed_n whereupon_o the_o ephesian_n strict_o command_v that_o none_o shall_v offer_v to_o mention_v his_o name_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n page_n 24._o line_n 6._o what_o be_v due_a to_o thetis_n or_o oceanus_n oceanus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o coelum_fw-la and_o vesta_n his_o effigy_n be_v much_o like_o that_o of_o the_o river_n a_o man_n of_o a_o prodigious_a size_n with_o great_a horn_n upon_o his_o head_n theâ—is_fw-mi be_v his_o wife_n and_o goddess_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o sea-divinity_n have_v their_o temple_n usual_o adorn_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o many_o naval_a victory_n page_n 24._o line_n 8._o nor_o can_v the_o asiatic_a mountaineer_n his_o athos_n or_o olympus_n once_o reveer_o athos_n be_v a_o great_a mountain_n situate_v between_o macedonia_n and_o thrace_n so_o vast_a that_o it_o cast_v a_o shade_n even_o to_o the_o island_n of_o lemnos_n olympus_n be_v another_o stupendous_a mountain_n between_o macedonia_n and_o thessaly_n now_o call_v lacha_n of_o that_o height_n that_o the_o poet_n often_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o express_v heaven_n by_o and_o to_o jupiter_n himself_o they_o give_v the_o title_n of_o olympius_n they_o be_v both_o adore_v as_o divinity_n page_n 24._o line_n 10._o no_o indian_a here_o can_v worship_v overgrow_a tree_n nor_o to_o the_o nile_n memphitick_a priest_n bow_v knee_n the_o indian_n worship_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v monstrous_a as_o vast_a mountain_n crag_v and_o precipitous_a rock_n overgrow_a tree_n and_o plant_n think_v some_o divinity_n in_o all_o those_o production_n which_o be_v not_o obvious_a or_o common_a see_v bry_n america_n thing_n that_o be_v great_a and_o vehement_a people_n be_v subject_a to_o suspect_v they_o rise_v from_o some_o supernatural_a cause_n insomuch_o that_o the_o wind_n can_v be_v more_o than_o ordinary_o high_a but_o they_o be_v prone_a to_o imagine_v the_o devil_n raise_v it_o so_o rude_a antiquity_n
soul_n exist_v after_o this_o life_n if_o lull_v in_o listless_a sleep_n they_o senseless_a lie_n wrap_v in_o eternal_a mist_n bind_v up_o in_o foggy_a cloud_n that_o ever_o weep_v benumb_a tear_n and_o the_o soul_n centre_n steep_a with_o dead_v liquor_n that_o she_o never_o mind_n or_o feel_v aught_o thus_o drench_v in_o lethe_n deep_a nor_o miss_v she_o herself_o nor_o seek_v nor_o find_v herself_o this_o mirksome_a state_n all_o the_o sâ—uls_n action_n bind_v stanza_n iii_o latter_a end_n that_o betwixt_o this_o sleepy_a state_n small_a difference_n you_o will_v find_v and_o that_o man_n call_v mortality_n plain_a death_n be_v as_o good_a as_o such_o a_o psycopannychiâ—_n there_o be_v another_o opinion_n too_o of_o the_o sleep_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v out_o of_o that_o dream_n of_o the_o stoic_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereof_o to_o wit_n that_o when_o at_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o world_n the_o force_n of_o that_o fatal_a conflagration_n have_v weary_v the_o afflict_a ghost_n as_o well_o of_o evil_a daemon_n as_o wicked_a man_n into_o a_o utter_a recess_n from_o all_o matter_n and_o thereby_o into_o a_o profound_a sleep_n that_o after_o a_o long_a series_n of_o year_n when_o not_o only_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v utter_o â—lacked_v but_o the_o vast_a atmosphere_n of_o smoke_n and_o vapour_n which_o be_v sâ—nt_v up_o during_o the_o time_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—arths_n conflagration_n have_v return_v back_o in_o copious_a shower_n of_o rain_n that_o nature_n recover_v thus_o to_o her_o advantage_n and_o become_v youthful_a again_o and_o full_a of_o genital_a salt_n and_o moisture_n the_o soul_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n shall_v in_o due_a order_n awaken_v and_o revive_v in_o the_o cool_a rorid_a air_n which_o expergefaction_n into_o life_n be_v accompany_v say_v they_o with_o propension_n answerable_a to_o the_o resolution_n they_o make_v with_o themselves_o in_o those_o fiery_a torment_n and_o with_o which_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o long_a sleep_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o platonist_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o congery_n of_o corporeity_n the_o faeces_fw-la and_o dregs_o of_o matter_n with_o which_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o clog_v and_o burden_v that_o she_o be_v overwhelm_v in_o sensuality_n and_o can_v operate_v as_o she_o ought_v she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v plunge_v into_o plotinus_n define_v this_o hyle_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o essence_n of_o evil_n and_o the_o first_o or_o original_a evil_n and_o have_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o that_o perplex_v question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v the_o first_o origin_n of_o evil_a in_o the_o world_n he_o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o world_n be_v mix_v of_o intellect_n and_o necessity_n and_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o come_v from_o god_n be_v good_a but_o the_o evil_a be_v from_o that_o antique_a nature_n which_o be_v call_v hyle_n plotinus_n ennead_n 1._o lib._n 8_o cap._n 7._o but_o near_a that_o to_o hyle_n thing_n do_v dive_v they_o be_v more_o pen_v and_o find_v much_o lesser_a room_n thus_o sensual_a soul_n do_v find_v their_o righteous_a doom_n which_o nemesis_n inflict_v when_o they_o descend_v from_o heavenly_a thought_n that_o from_o above_o do_v come_v to_o low_a life_n which_o wrath_n and_o grief_n attend_v and_o scorch_a lust_n that_o do_v high_a honour_n blend_v see_v dr._n moor_n poem_n neither_o do_v this_o account_n of_o the_o origin_n of_o evil_n as_o be_v object_v by_o some_o make_v matter_n to_o be_v essential_o evil_a nor_o the_o existence_n of_o evil_n natural_a and_o necessary_a for_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o careless_a and_o negligent_a as_o to_o yield_v and_o stoop_v to_o its_o sluggish_a inclination_n it_o become_v the_o voluntary_a cause_n of_o its_o own_o evil_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o and_o debar_v the_o freedom_n of_o conversation_n with_o relation_n friend_n and_o acquaintance_n though_o inhabit_v in_o the_o same_o street_n or_o adjacent_a one_o to_o be_v restrain_v from_o all_o the_o profit_n delight_n and_o advantage_n that_o accrue_v to_o those_o who_o be_v member_n of_o a_o corporeity_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o banishment_n where_o the_o want_n of_o those_o benefit_n be_v the_o better_o bear_v because_o not_o expect_v their_o coach_n hurry_v through_o the_o note_a gate_n of_o the_o city_n which_o general_o be_v strong_a be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o well_o for_o the_o custody_n of_o prisoner_n as_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o city_n amid_o a_o populous_a city_n that_o abound_v in_o all_o variety_n of_o delight_n and_o which_o may_v have_v be_v a_o proper_a sphere_n of_o pleasure_n to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o their_o neighbour_n but_o for_o some_o unhappy_a turn_n of_o fortune_n which_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o this_o state_n either_o from_o their_o window_n or_o battlement_n if_o their_o prison_n be_v build_v so_o high_a as_o most_o of_o the_o gate_n be_v the_o persian_n adore_v apollo_n or_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o lion_n crown_v with_o a_o diadem_n hold_v the_o horn_n of_o a_o ox_n in_o his_o paw_n they_o call_v he_o mithra_n and_o actual_o worship_v he_o at_o his_o rise_n preserve_v a_o sacred_a fire_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o in_o their_o temple_n though_o several_a nation_n do_v adore_v diana_n or_o the_o moon_n yâ—t_v the_o most_o note_a place_n where_o she_o be_v worship_v be_v ephesus_n where_o she_o have_v a_o temple_n erect_v as_o some_o think_v by_o the_o amazon_n a_o work_n of_o so_o stupendous_a a_o grandeur_n that_o there_o be_v spend_v above_o two_o hundred_o year_n in_o finish_v of_o it_o all_o asia_n contribute_v to_o this_o inestimable_a expense_n it_o be_v environ_v with_o a_o twofold_a range_n of_o column_n in_o form_n of_o a_o double_a portico_n it_o be_v in_o length_n 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